Professions & trades
Underworld
Big Bill MacKay
William John MacKay (1885–1948), known as Bill, was a Scottish-born police officer who played a major role in policing Sydney’s underworld during the 1920s
Underworld
Central Police Station – a policeman’s critique
Most of the Special photographs were taken in the yards at Sydney’s Central Police Station, located in the central business district next to the Central court complex
Crew and passengers 1828-1841
This index may assist those searching for crew of ships arriving in New South Wales between 1828 and 1841
WW1
Design & manufacture of honour rolls
Many honour rolls take the form of honour boards, panels of timber with names lettered in gold or white
Eveleigh Workshops during the 1917 railway strike
On 2 August 1917 the General Strike began. It started in the Randwick Rail Workshops & Eveleigh Carriage Workshops & quickly spread to other industries until about 100,000 workers were on strike
Out of the Shadows c.1945
A film produced by the NSW Department of Health for the purpose of recruiting nurses for NSW Mental Health hospitals
Police
Sydney’s police force had lost many men on the battlefields of France during World War I and it took some time to rebuild. With resources stretched, police struggled to maintain law and order in an environment where criminal behaviour was evolving.
Police service cards
These cards are a rich source of information about police serving in NSW between 1913 and 1986